Data Trace Editor – Clinical Findings: – history: patient may complain of a subjective knee hyperextension sensation, and twisting or pivoting are also difficult; – lack of contained effusion is suggestive of posterolateral capsular injury; – look for diffuse tenderness over the posterolateral joint region, fibular head, and joint line; … Read more
– See: Back Pain in Children – Discussion: – results of exam may be normal in child w/ spondylolysis or mild (Grade-I or Grade-II) spondylolisthesis. – Back: – tenderness to palpation in the low back; – splinting as well as guarding & restriction of side-to-side motion of low back, particularly … Read more
– See: – PE of C-Spine: – Neuro Exam – Inspection: (scoliosis, thoracic kyphosis, lumbar lordosis, zoster ect.) – ROM: – extension: Phalen’s test (lumbar stenosis) – flexion: – frequently assessed by patient’s ability to touch the floor; … Read more
– Chronic Injury: – flexion deformity of PIP & an extension deformity at DIP joint; – MCP hyperextension deformity; – after the central slip has been disrupted for some time, there will be volar migration of lateral bands, and contracture of oblique retaincular lig. – after the lateral bands … Read more
– See: THR Main Menu: – Discussion: – evaluation of painful THR: – when previously pain free hip becomes painful, suspect loosening; – where as acetabular loosening tends to cause groin pain, femoral loosening tends to cause thigh pain; – increased limp and shortening are signs of … Read more
– See: – Brachial Plexus – Neuro Exam – Management of Spinal Cord Injury: – Assess for Spinal Shock & Sacral Sparing – bulbocavernosus – anal sphincter S-3 – bladder sphincter S-2 – FHL S-1 – level of a spinal cord … Read more
– See: – Carpal Instability: – scapholunate advanced collapse – scapholunate instability – Discussion: – scapholunate and lunate injuries cause tenderness just distal to Lister’s tubercle; – marked prominence of the entire carpus dorsally may indicate … Read more
Primary Ewing sarcoma of rib.
Ewing’s sarcoma. Prognostic factors, disease control, and the reemerging role of surgical treatment. Limb reconstruction with vascularized fibular grafts after bone tumor resection. Fractures of long bones previously treated for Ewing’s sarcoma. The cellular biology of bone tumors. Pelvic Ewing’s sarcoma. Advances in treatment. Second cancers in long-term survivors of Ewing’s sarcoma. The role of surgical … Read more
– See: Bone Tumor Menu – Discussion: – prevalence: – it represents approx 7% of all primary bone malignancies; – second most common primary malignant bone tumor (behind osteosarcoma) (2.1 per 1 million children) – Ewing’s sarcoma is more common in males and is rare in blacks; – … Read more